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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CST WED JAN 9 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    152 AM  76    1969  47     25       59       
  MINIMUM         35   1155 PM  -7    1886  27      8       30       
  AVERAGE         54                        37     17       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.64  -0.63     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.60                      4.03  -0.43     2.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.01                      0.64  -0.63     0.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        28    -17       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       221    -75      139       
  SINCE DEC 1    836                       966   -130      680       
  SINCE JUL 1   1286                      1582   -296     1199       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        78      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1886                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2008.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
JANUARY 10 2008.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING  -99.0         -117.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT